New hope for Melbourne City's Caltex Socceroo

After fearing his career could have been over, Ivan Franjic is eyeing silverware and ready to get back to his best with Melbourne City starting Thursday night at AAMI.

In a huge scare for the 29-year-old right-back early in City’s pre-season, doctors found Franjic had an inflammatory heart condition and unable to do anything strenuous for three months.

But after coming through the other side, the Caltex Socceroos defender has slowly returned to full fitness and on track to start Thursday night’s Hyundai A-League clash against Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park.